Garrett McNamara surfed what many believe was a 100-foot wave yesterday in Nazare Portugal.
Just saw this news.
AWESOME!
For those with an interest in big wave surfing, check out “Riding Giants”. Documentary of the sport, its innovators and record-breakers.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Just saw this news.
AWESOME!
For those with an interest in big wave surfing, check out “Riding Giants”. Documentary of the sport, its innovators and record-breakers. [/quote]
And Bone Breakers.
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet. Remember, they are measured from sea-level. The vacuum in front that goes below sea level doesn’t count.
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet. Remember, they are measured from sea-level. The vacuum in front that goes below sea level doesn’t count.[/quote]
“A wave breaks in water that’s half as deep as the wave is tall…”
In other words, what’s happening below the surface contributes to the speed, shape, size, and strength of the wave.
that is AWESOME!
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet. Remember, they are measured from sea-level. The vacuum in front that goes below sea level doesn’t count.[/quote]
I was reading about this earlier today before they verified the height (have looked but can’t find link), and they said that the problem with measuring waves was finding the bottom of the wave, so it’s not from sea level, it’s the height of the wave from bottom to top.
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet.[/quote]
Only 50 feet?
Well in that case. Pschhh weak.
Big coconuts…that shit made me nervous watching it on the screen
That is fucking bad ass in so many ways.
No one’s out, and no one’s going out! It’s death on a stick out there mate!!
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet. Remember, they are measured from sea-level. The vacuum in front that goes below sea level doesn’t count.[/quote]
so if he surfs all the way from the top to the bottom (into that void) he isn’t really there?
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet.[/quote]
Only 50 feet?
Well in that case. Pschhh weak.[/quote]
If you scale him at five feet in relation to the wave in that pic, there is about 40’ of wave above him.
100 feet, 99 feet, 40 feet, 41 feet, scale from here to there, who cares… its an awsome wave and an awsome ride…
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]on edge wrote:
Very cool but I doubt that wave is much more than 50 feet.[/quote]
Only 50 feet?
Well in that case. Pschhh weak.[/quote]
If you scale him at five feet in relation to the wave in that pic, there is about 40’ of wave above him.
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I know, that picture is so insane. That guy has brass balls.